Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NBA-Commissioner says league has ‘no plans’ to halt season despite COVID-19 surge
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) has no plans to pause its season despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, league commissioner Adam Silver said. Seven games have been postponed since la...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Singapore to freeze new ticket sales for quarantine-free travel
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will freeze all new ticket sales for flights and buses under its programme for quarantine-free travel into the city-state from Dec. 23 to Jan. 20, the government said o...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Athletics-Open dialogue better than boycott, says Coe
(Reuters) - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he is "philosophically opposed" to boycotts and prefers dialogue as a means to work through issues after the Diamond League announced the addit...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Olympics-Australia sport gets A$257 million funding boost ahead of Paris 2024
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia started ramping up its preparations for hosting the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics on Wednesday with the announcement of an additional A$257 million ($184 million) in fundi...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Warburg Pincus closes $2.8 billion inaugural Asia real estate fund
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. private equity powerhouse Warburg Pincus has closed its inaugural Asia-focused real estate fund at $2.8 billion, the firm said on Wednesday. The Warburg Pincus As...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Maersk nears deal to buy LF Logistics for about $3 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) - Denmark-based A.P. Moller-Maersk is in advanced talks to acquire Hong Kong-based LF Logistics for about $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Tuesday, citing people familiar...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Oil climbs on weaker dollar, China, amid Omicron caution
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose again on Wednesday as the dollar slipped, with risk appetite returning as some governments resist imposing lockdowns to curb the spread of the Omic...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
SBI CEO says worth pursuing option to take Shinsei private to return public funds
TOKYO (Reuters) - SBI Holdings Inc Chief Executive Yoshitaka Kitao said on Wednesday it's worth pursuing the option of taking Shinsei Bank Ltd private to return public funds totalling 350 billion yen....
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The rapid intensification that turned this week's Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed all predictions, forecasters...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
Tennis-Australian Open confident on Nadal, uncertain on Djokovic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open chief Craig Tiley is confident Rafa Nadal will be at Melbourne Park for next month's Grand Slam despite testing positive for COVID-19, but he is still uncertain w...
Syndicated Content Dec 21, 2021
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